Obstacle Negotiation in Older People With and Without Vision Impairment
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Low Vision
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Basic Science
- Participants needed
- 200 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Indiana University · Other
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About This Trial
Falls are common among people with vision impairment and can lead to devastating health consequences. Understanding the functions of vision and how the visual characteristics of obstacles in the walking path impact the gait of people with vision impairment is necessary to create strategies to prevent falls in this population. The purpose of this study is to determine how adults with vision impairm…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Age 18 or over
* Able to walk independently
* Either have normal vision, or impaired vision.
* Impaired vision is defined as binocular visual acuity of 20/25 or worse with or without a central scotoma; and/or binocular visual field that is restricted to an average of 100 de…
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